The Iola register., 1887-12-23

examining It he continued: 1--WE seed
books like 1t when was boy but didn't
take to 'em like . duck takin' 70 water
When q feller gifts way out here" he went
| on, turning the leaves, II reckon he's unity
nigh well enough up to preach or doctor
folks''
"Oh, no; he should study many boolu be
| fore then" a
"Wall, don't reckon TN ever preach q
doctor folks. About how high u the suu
when your school busta up!''
1--WE close at four o'clock N
"Wall, as it amt fur frum that time m
wait an tote these here squirrels over ID
Aiz Gilrs fur you"
'No, thank you; can carry them"
Yas, but you mout git blood on that
putty coat o. yourn. I'll CO."
~ don't want you to 80, sir. don't know
yUu well"
aAn' never win, less'n you lst me rarn
you"
"He don't mean no harm, Miss Helen, ~
said one of the childrea. "He does ever
body thater way"
Alarm" the visitor spoke mp "W'y
tramp on my shirt ef ever done nobody
no harm but myself amt one O. the
hArmin' sort, me.'
"Well," said the teacher, now amused,
"if you must go, you must, and there is one
thing of which you may rest assured, and
that is, I am not afraid Of you"
"TalIin' like white head now, I tell you.
Jist 60 ahead now pourin' out yore rarnin'
on these here chillun and don't pay no ten
ton to me, fur don't want to take you
away frum yore work never hang on as
drag to pusson that's got work TO dc.
an when go over to see = teller that's at
work in terbacker patch, wy ef k.int
pull of suckers an kill worms I won't keep
him frum doin' 1t, SO jist fire away now with
yore edicatin' while I look ut the picturs in
this here book o. couple o. fellers beatin'
o passul o. dogs; an. my stairs alive, here's
lot O. squirrels jest as nachul as you
please, runnin' on the topo' rail fence, an
I'll bet q dollar ef was there with my gun
could-but l won't brag. Now you ken
whup up yorc hosses, fur I'm through"
"You will please not spit on the floor"
remarked Miss Blake, noticing that he had
done SO.
He went to the door, threw out quid Of
tobacco, returned to his seat, grinned at Q
boy who grinned at him, and then, turning
to the dogs in the spelling book, remained
quiet until Miss Blake told the children to
put up their books. Then, taking up the
squirrels, and suffering one of the Gill boys,
who had begged for the blessed privilege
to take his rifle, he turned to the teacher,
who stood near the door putting ON her
gloves, and said that all she had to do was
to whistle when she was ready for san
TERM"
81 am ready now. but really there is no
necessity of your going"
Thar want no needcessity fur the spot
ted shote fallin' off the Sycamore log but
of he went," the sententious visitor replied.
Miss Blake smiled, and her persistent es-
cort, SO pleased was he at the bright work
his remark had wrought, slapped his lank
leg and laughed with such uproar that q
number of children who had gone on in
advance came running back to investigate
the cause of the outbreak.
"What is your namer' Miss Blake asked
as they walked along the road.
"Joliky Mills" he replied, "but nobody
don't call me nOthin' but Long Joliky.
These here folks have the blamest way
skuze me fur the spression-o' calm fell
er whut they please o. any folks you ever
seed. You don't know whut they called my
daddy, do you!"
"No, sir.''
wall, tncy CaLcQ MN GanOer Mills jest
becaze he raised geese fur sale. Vas, Miss
Miss Whutsname, they called that po' ole
man Gander Mills till the day he died"
"That was cruel"
Wall, it mout not q been cruil but they
aughter stopped calm him Gander airtcr
my mother died, an when they seed that he
had sich q cough that he couldn't stay here
much longer, but no they KEEP on till he
died an then it was norated all round the
ncighborhood that ole Gander Mills was
dead. Here's wh'ar a snake crossed the
road an-look at that SQUIRREL Look at him
up thar Here, boy, fetch my gun back
herc!"
"YOu are not going to shoot that poor
squirrel" said Miss Blake. ''If you do you
shall not go another step with me-"
1.-THE dogs dead an his names Tige.
Never mind the gun"
When they reached the place where Miss
Blake boarded, large. double log house,
built against the side of hill and overlook
ing broad expanse of creek bottom, Mrs.
Gill came out and gazing in astonishment
exclaimed:
''Fur pity sake, ef thar amt Long
JOliky. Wy Miss Blake, what on the top
side O. the yeth made you let him come